The United States and right-wing dictatorships, 1965-1989

Summary: By systematically examining U.S. support for right-wing dictatorships in Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Asia and bringing together these disparate episodes, this book examines the persistence of older attitudes, the new debates brought about by the Vietnam War, and the efforts to bring about changes and an end to automatic U.S. support for authoritarian regimes."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0511316151
ISBN: 9780511316159
ISBN: 0511819978
ISBN: 9780511819971
ISBN: 9780511191695
ISBN: 0511191693
ISBN: 9780521678537
ISBN: 0521678536
ISBN: 9780521861335
ISBN: 0521861330
ISBN: 9780511190162
ISBN: 0511190166
ISBN: 9780511191978
ISBN: 0511191979
Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 263 pages)
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Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	No acceptable alternative : Mobutu in the Congo -- Degrading freedom : the Johnson administration and right-wing dictatorships -- Madmen : Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and the quest for order -- Morality and diplomacy : the Church Committee and post-Vietnam foreign policy -- A fundamental tenet of foreign policy : Jimmy Carter and human rights -- What is the alternative? : the Reagan Doctrine and authoritarian regimes.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.